⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 23-12 off them- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 33
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q1 4:11 · SA 16-12 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 10:40 · SA 73-69 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q4 5:30 · SA 83-71 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 4:15 · SA 77-71 LAL
- Turnover
Devean George Offensive Foul
Q4 3:32 · SA 79-71 LAL
- Turnover
Shaquille O'Neal Lost Ball. Stolen by Tim Duncan.
Q4 3:00 · SA 79-71 LAL
📊The numbers
| SA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 16 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
